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Mike S. On-line Rental Manager Platforms: Zillow vs. Apartments.com
31 October 2022 | 23 replies
I think the Apartments.com one used to be Cozy and it seems like it has additional functionality (especially around maintenance requests)Second question: Anyone used the applications feature (credit score, background, eviction, criminal, etc) of either of those two sites?
Shawn M. Minimum Credit Score
22 September 2013 | 28 replies
I have also heard that the likelihood of a person having a criminal history correlates with the FICO score.
Rana Khan Managing Rental Property Remotely
19 February 2020 | 4 replies
Aside from providing the basics (ie. listing tool to get the property published to 10+ major sites, scheduling tool to schedule viewings, tenant screening with comprehensive applications -- pulled reports from TransUnion, which include nationwide criminal background checks + credit checks + eviction history, digital lease creation tool, rent collection tool, and maintenance tracking tool), some tools also make it so that your tenants have additional capabilities which makes it an easier sell on your end when getting them to transition over (ie. their ability to report on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus; this can create an added incentive for making sure they pay that rent on time).
Brandy Carter Adverse action notices
23 August 2023 | 13 replies
We list a brief qualification criteria in our rental ads which includes 3 times the monthly rent, have no evictions, clean background check, no violent criminals, and have good credit history and 650+ credit score.I have seen examples of Adverse Action Notices that list a bunch of check boxes for reason of denial such as Unable to verify required minimum income, eviction filing or judgement, no credit file, criminal record, delinquent past or present obligations, does not meet minimum required Credit Score etc.
Michael Plaks How 0% capital gain rate actually works
22 April 2023 | 46 replies
If they sell it, and they are in a 0% tax bracket, there is no tax for them.Potential problems:once you gifted it to them, it is theirs, and they don't have to sell it, and they don't have to give you the $50k profit, eitherif they do give you back the $50k, it has a potential of being busted by the IRS, even though the IRS will probably never know about itbut if they do, you run a risk (pretty small, but still) of a criminal case against you, which is something I personally would never riskthe property becomes subject to claims of your parents' creditors.
Ivan Sing Section 8 background check rental advise
13 August 2019 | 6 replies
If she has no evictions or criminal history that is great.
Paul De Luca Anyone else getting fraudulent applications?
22 November 2022 | 21 replies
Basically after we mutually agreed that she would leave after two weeks we discovered her criminal background through a reverse phone lookup.
Pinaki Ghosh experience with Hughes Private Capital
25 January 2024 | 87 replies
The criminal investigator is in communication with the victims who filed. 
Mike Shemp Need Advice- My sister in law is living with a roommate who is physically abusing her
6 February 2023 | 29 replies
Truly appreciated.Mike You should check if he has a prior record or criminal history.
Christopher Vaughn Sending Unsolicited Offers to Get Properties Under Contract
9 May 2020 | 24 replies
The state is like, here is a list of people most likely to be motivated to sell and would welcome your help... but if you use it you are a criminal